FF1600 at Kirkistown June 2017

BRSCC FF1600 Kirkistown 2017

The ever popular FF1600, the Formula Ford series, made its way over the Irish Sea this weekend to the splendidly picturesque Kirkistown on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, with the 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland, for the BRSCC FF1600 Kirkistown 2017.  Northern Ireland is much better known for its motorbike road racing, with…

Libre Saloons at Kirkistown, June 2017

Libre saloons Kirkistown visit 2017

The BRSCC FF1600 Formula Ford event on the Ards Peninsula this weekend saw the Libre saloons Kirkistown visit 2017, with a series of predominantly Northern Irish saloon racers competing at the county Down circuit over the course of the weekend.  The field is made up mainly of BMWs, with Seats and Hondas also in the mix.…

BRSCC Fiesta Championship weekend Rockingham 2017

BRSCC Fiesta Championship Rockingham 2017

The sunny weekend that is sadly now drawing to a close saw the BRSCC Fiesta Championship Rockingham 2017 event – as well as the Fiesta Juniors – and with a huge field these days, the event is split into two, with the Class C cars racing in one series and the Class A, B and D…

Harry Gooding in Fiesta Junior, Rockingham, June 2017

BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship Rockingham 2017

This weekend’s racing included the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship Rockingham 2017 event, with the popular Fiesta championship for 14-17 year olds in action.  It was a scorching hot weekend, which saw Jack Davidson set the fastest time in the first practice session from Scott Cansdale, with Cansdale topping the second practice session from Harry Gooding.  Qualifying…

Excool OSS Rockingham 2017

Excool BRSCC OSS Championship Rockingham 2017

The BRSCC event this weekend saw the Excool BRSCC OSS Championship Rockingham 2017 round, with the sun shining brightly in the sky for the hottest weekend of the year so far. This is one of the five weekend outings for the Excool OSS championship, or open sports series, with various marques racing across the eight categories…

BMW Compact Cup at Rockingham

BMW Race Days Compact Cup 2016 at Rockingham

This weekend saw a new series for me, the BMW Race Days Compact Cup 2016 at Rockingham as part of the same BRSCC weekend as the Fiesta Championship and the Fiesta Junior Championship.   The series saw a collection of BMW Compact 318Ti cars racing, with a very impressive field of 43 cars to be seen…

The Fiesta Junior drivers

BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship 2016 at Rockingham

The weekend’s motor racing included the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship 2016 at Rockingham alongside the the Fiesta Championship, the BMW Compact Cup, the Teekay Couplings Production GTi Mk2 Championship, the Teekay Couplings Production GTi Mk5 Series and the Toyo Tires Porsche Championship, meaning for a few days of busy track action. The Fiesta Junior Championship…

Jess King in the Fiesta Championship at Rockingham

BRSCC Fiesta Championship 2016 at Rockingham

Last weekend saw the latest rounds of the BRSCC Fiesta Championship 2016 at Rockingham, as part of a bill that included the Fiesta Junior Championship, as well as the BMW Compact Cup, the Teekay Couplings Production GTi Mk2 Championship, the Teekay Couplings Production GTi Mk5 Series and the Toyo Tires Porsche Championship, so altogether a…

Lochlan Bearman at Silverstone, April 2016

BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship 2016 at Silverstone

The BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship 2016 made its way to Silverstone this weekend as part of the BRSCC St Georges Day weekend, and as normal were racing at the same event as the senior Fiesta Championship. The first practice session saw the fastest time set by Callum Hawkins-Row ahead of Harry Gooding and Ronan Quinn,…

Aaron Thompson at Silverstone

BRSCC Fiesta Championship 2016 at Silverstone

This weekend saw the BRSCC Fiesta Championship 2016 at Silverstone as part of the BRSCC St George’s Day weekend event. The racing was taking place on the international circuit with the teams based in the International Pits, part of the Wing complex, which provide great facilities for both competitors and spectators. Of course, as normal,…

Ian Hughes in the Monoposto Tiedeman Trophy

BRSCC Winter Raceday 2015

It’s November, and as the nights get longer and the sun sets earlier, the motor racing season in this part of the world draws to an end for the winter, and after many trips this year, I headed off to Donington Park yesterday for the last race meeting of the year, the BRSCC Winter Raceday 2015.…

Alex Tait in Fiesta Junior Championship

2015 Fiesta Junior Championship

I have been following the 2015 Fiesta Junior Championship ever since a conversation on Twitter just before the start of the season suggesting that I should pop along to Silverstone that weekend. I went along for one of the days, and really enjoyed the quality of the racing, the camaraderie of the drivers, and the…